Olympic Gold Medallist Nicola White to attend Sports Awards

Olympic Gold Medallist, Nicola White is set to be the guest of honour at this year’s Preston Guild Hall Sports Awards.

The Annual awards ceremony, which recognises dedication and commitment to sport in all its guises, will take place on Friday 10 March at Preston Guild Hall.

An England hockey player born in Oldham, Nicola White was one of the youngest members of the bronze winning Hockey team at London 2012. Nicola began playing hockey aged seven and made her senior international debut for England against Germany in 2009, a match in which she scored. Since then she has gone on to medal success with a Silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the pinnacle of her achievements, a Gold Medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Nichola White said: “I am honoured to have been asked to speak at this year’s Preston Guild Hall Sports Awards. I understand the ceremony is all about local talent and recognising those in grass roots sport who provide opportunities for local people to take part and excel in sport. I am looking forward to supporting the awards and expressing gratitude to the people of Preston is very important to me.”

Councillor Peter Kelly, Cabinet member for leisure and culture, added: “Nicola is a fantastic choice as Preston’s 2017 guest speaker. Her very recent success captured the nation’s enthusiasm for hockey and I am sure her sporting story will be one that motivates our award nominees to continue with their dedication to sport. The event promises to be a huge success and has become a major highlight in Preston’s calendar of sporting events.”

At the 2017 Preston Guild Hall Sports Awards, there are 17 awards up for grabs in the following categories: